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Free Advance Care Planning workshops announced

STHS Communication Department, CommDept@stph.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 
MEDIA CONTACT: Kelly M. Rabalais, FACHE | 985-898-4131 | kmrabalais@stph.org

COVINGTON – St. Tammany Health System’s Palliative Medicine and Advance Care Planning Steering Committee has announced the continuation of their Advance Care Planning and Education Walk-Up Workshop series in 2024.  

This series is designed to help community neighbors learn the steps needed to communicate their wishes about their medical care before they are faced with a serious illness that might result in the inability to communicate those wishes with loved ones. 

“When an advance care plan is in place, the decision-making burden is lifted from your family members because of your thoughtful care and preparation,” said Dr. Farah Ali, director of Palliative Medicine Services at St. Tammany Health System. “These workshops are one more way St. Tammany Health System provides compassionate care to our community — and one more way we’re bringing world-class healthcare close to home to our Northshore neighbors.” 

At the workshops, our Advance Care Planning team will assist local residents in preparing living wills and LaPOST — or Louisiana Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment — on-site at no charge.  

Save the dates for the following workshops scheduled for 2024, all of which are free and open to the public: 

Jan. 24, 9 a.m. to noon 
St. Tammany Cancer Center — A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center   
900 Ochsner Blvd., Covington, LA 70433  

Feb. 21, 9 a.m. to noon  
St. Tammany Physicians Network-Folsom   
82525 Hwy 25, Folsom, LA 70437 

March 22, , 9 a.m. to noon 
St. Tammany Physicians Network-Madisonville   
1520 Hwy 22 Suite B, Madisonville, LA 70447  

April 24, , 9 a.m. to noon 
St. Tammany Health System Cardiovascular Clinic - Covington 
1006 S. Harrison St., Covington, LA 70433  

May 29, 9 a.m. to noon 
St. Tammany Physicians Network-Covington  
80 Gardenia Dr. Suite B, Covington, LA 70433  

June 26, 9 a.m. to noon 
Ochsner 65 Plus Clinic-Covington  
1581 North Hwy 190, Covington, LA 70433  

July 24, 9 a.m. to noon 
St. Tammany Physicians Network-Mandeville 
201 St. Ann Dr. Unit B, Mandeville LA 70471  

Aug. 14, 9 a.m. to noon 
St. Tammany Parish Hospital main lobby   
1202 South Tyler St., Covington, LA 70433  

Sept. 18, 9 a.m. to noon 
St. Tammany Cancer Center — A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center   
900 Ochsner Blvd., Covington, LA 70433  

Nov. 20, 9 a.m. to noon 
Northlake Pulmonary Associates, 2nd floor 
1203 South Tyler St., Covington, LA 70433  

For more information or to set up an appointment to complete an Advance Care Plan, contact the STHS Palliative Medicine team at (985) 871-5975. 

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About St. Tammany Health System 

The heartbeat of its community, St. Tammany Health System cares for patients and families with excellence, compassion and teamwork. It is nationally recognized for quality, safety and service excellence by CareChex, Leapfrog, Healthgrades, Hospital Compare, Women’s Choice and US News & World Report. The health system is home to 281-bed St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 1, three diagnostic centers and 12 medical clinics throughout western St. Tammany Parish. Self-supporting, not-for-profit STHS is AA- rated by Fitch and receives no tax funding. More at StTammany.health

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